“happiness comes in waves, it’ll find you again.”

She wanted to say ‘Don’t leave me,’ but she couldn’t do it, not again. She was so tired of begging people to love her.

Responsive but never interested, reachable but never around.

And now, standing in the rubble of our aftermath My biggest fear is you’ll find in her Everything you couldn’t in me

When a person tells you you hurt them, you don’t get to decide you didn’t.

You have to try. You have to take your chances. Go and attempt and see what happens. And even if you fail - especially if you fail - come back with your experience and your hard-won knowledge and a story you can tell. And then later you can say, without regret or hesitation… ‘Once, I dared to dare greatly.

Sometimes you confuse your needs. You don’t need a boyfriend. You need a black dress, white pearls and red lipstick. And a drink.